Republicans are finished

[azmouse]

Quote:Win, lose or draw in November, the Republican Party is over, finished, kaput. How do I know? Tampa tells me so — and demographics.

At what should have been the culmination of four years of relentless plotting against President Obama, and in an election cycle that was its to lose, the GOP self-destructed, staging a convention that never got off the ground. It started and stopped and sputtered in between.

But it wasn't because of Tropical Storm Isaac. The rain or shine outside had nothing to do with the climate inside, where conditions were inclement at best. Fact is: hardly anyone really likes Mitt Romney, even people who say they do — and it showed. He's everybody's Cracker Jack box without a prize, the kid to whose birthday party no one wants to be invited to, even though his house has a swimming pool. He's the would-be head of the richest and most powerful nation on earth, from whom you wouldn't buy a vacuum cleaner without a money-back guarantee.


It appears the only way he could get anyone except his wife to speak on his behalf was to let them unofficially launch their 2016 campaigns for president — and barely mention him.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion...0623.story

What a article to bring a smile to your face! If wishes came true...

[Myra]

Brave man ... not afraid to advertise what many are thinking.

[janedrake]

That is an excellent read - and God bless the fellow in the photo.

[jaxx]

Quote:He's everybody's Cracker Jack box without a prize, the kid to whose birthday party no one wants to be invited to, even though his house has a swimming pool.

That's the truth, nobody likes him. Willard is a zero when it comes to working well with others.

[cannae1]

It will come down - as it always does - to turnout. Democrats have to get out the vote.
It will be hard for the Democratic Party to hold the Senate and gain control of the HoR; PBO should have no diffuculty defeating Romney, but Congress will be tough.

[janedrake]

I completely agree with you, Cannae1, about turnout. If the vote is suppressed, Romney/Ryan will steal in and claim they have a "mandate" from the people to dismantle Social Security and Medicare, slash every single program to the bone, award themselves millions in additional tax cuts, and start a ground war with Iran.

I'm not so sure about the conventional wisdom of Dems prevailing in Congress being "tough," however. Polls have started consistently showing a public preference for a Democratic congress by about six points - 49%-43% was one of the last figures I'd seen (wish I could remember where for a link). Now, I know, I know - "I wouldn't trust the polls," however, we are quite near to election time, and public sentiment seems to be locking in -- I think we have a great chance of not only holding the Senate, but of retaking the House.

[Hekate]

Oh my.

But that's not the worst of it. Pick an issue, any issue. The Elephant Party has become the Ostrich Party — burying its head in the sand, refusing to face reality and build bridges to millions of potential supporters. This year's convention was an apotheosis of all the mean-spirited attacks the tea party/Republicans have been waging against women, gays and lesbians, healthcare reform, China, Russia, undocumented immigrants, Iran, Iraq, Social Security, Medicare — without so much as a single, realistic, workable, compassionate solution to attract undecided voters. The GOP today is largely a party of rabid, old, white men in the unhappy dusk of their lives, railing against a nation in which they are no longer the dominant players. It is sad to watch — and sadder to be one of them. You can smell the mothballs of their memories and memorabilia (hats and banners resurrected for the convention), read the rage in their eyes.

Whew! Now that I'm done laughing, I just want to remind us all that THE GOP CHEATS. They know they can't win anymore without cheating, whatever else they want to call it. We must never let our guard down.

[pappy]

(09-17-2012 01:37 AM)Hekate Wrote:  Oh my.
[...]
The GOP today is largely a party of rabid, old, white men in the unhappy dusk of their lives, railing against a nation in which they are no longer the dominant players. .
[...]

Now you've got me checking to see how I rate...

Rabid......only around potato chips
old.....check
white....check
male....check
unhappy....only when I run out of potato chips
dusk of life....check
not a dominant player....(Are you kidding? I was raised by women, married one and had two daughters).....check

OMG I may be a Republican. Quick get me some chips.

[azmouse]

(09-17-2012 04:22 AM)pappy Wrote:  

(09-17-2012 01:37 AM)Hekate Wrote:  Oh my.
[...]
The GOP today is largely a party of rabid, old, white men in the unhappy dusk of their lives, railing against a nation in which they are no longer the dominant players. .
[...]

Now you've got me checking to see how I rate...

Rabid......only around potato chips
old.....check
white....check
male....check
unhappy....only when I run out of potato chips
dusk of life....check
not a dominant player....(Are you kidding? I was raised by women, married one and had two daughters).....check

OMG I may be a Republican. Quick get me some chips.

DrMouse says take two single Democratic women and call me in the morning... or don't call, that's ok too 'cause I probably don't want the details anyway but that's not to say a call wouldn't be welcome, I like to talk to people, it's just that I'm sayin' you need the comfort of good people so you don't have to worry about being Republican 'cause no one should have to worry about something so heinous especially someone as nice as you, and just be sure to stock up on extra potato chips 'cause the women may enjoy them also and since chips can be salty, you might get thirsty so don't forget to pick up some DrPepper when you go to the store to buy chips.

[pappy]

(09-17-2012 07:52 AM)azmouse Wrote:  

(09-17-2012 04:22 AM)pappy Wrote:  Now you've got me checking to see how I rate...

DrMouse says take two single Democratic women and call me in the morning... or don't call, that's ok too 'cause I probably don't want the details anyway but that's not to say a call wouldn't be welcome, I like to talk to people, it's just that I'm sayin' you need the comfort of good people so you don't have to worry about being Republican 'cause no one should have to worry about something so heinous especially someone as nice as you, and just be sure to stock up on extra potato chips 'cause the women may enjoy them also and since chips can be salty, you might get thirsty so don't forget to pick up some DrPepper when you go to the store to buy chips.

OMG are you trying to get me to an early grave? In my twenties I could have handled two single Democratic women but now in the "dusk" years I would have trouble with two Republican women. I take that back, just the thought of two Republican women any where near me is too disturbing to contemplate.

Thanks for the prescription though. I will consider it but I may have to reduce the dosage. Everything in moderation you know!

[Hekate]

(09-17-2012 04:22 AM)pappy Wrote:  

(09-17-2012 01:37 AM)Hekate Wrote:  Oh my.
[...]
The GOP today is largely a party of rabid, old, white men in the unhappy dusk of their lives, railing against a nation in which they are no longer the dominant players. .
[...]

Now you've got me checking to see how I rate...

Rabid......only around potato chips
old.....check
white....check
male....check
unhappy....only when I run out of potato chips
dusk of life....check
not a dominant player....(Are you kidding? I was raised by women, married one and had two daughters).....check

OMG I may be a Republican. Quick get me some chips.

Ah, ya play that straw man so well, you rascal. It's really disturbing to find oneself drifting into a supposed demographic (I turn 65 later this month myself) -- but you, pappy, will never be a Repub any more than I will.
Cheers,
Hekate

[pappy]

(09-17-2012 03:33 PM)Hekate Wrote:  

(09-17-2012 04:22 AM)pappy Wrote:  Now you've got me checking to see how I rate...

Rabid......only around potato chips
old.....check
white....check
male....check
unhappy....only when I run out of potato chips
dusk of life....check
not a dominant player....(Are you kidding? I was raised by women, married one and had two daughters).....check

OMG I may be a Republican. Quick get me some chips.

Ah, ya play that straw man so well, you rascal. It's really disturbing to find oneself drifting into a supposed demographic (I turn 65 later this month myself) -- but you, pappy, will never be a Repub any more than I will.
Cheers,
Hekate

Youngster! I'll be 67 next month!

[Treestar]

(09-17-2012 01:37 AM)Hekate Wrote:  Oh my.

But that's not the worst of it. Pick an issue, any issue. The Elephant Party has become the Ostrich Party — burying its head in the sand, refusing to face reality and build bridges to millions of potential supporters. This year's convention was an apotheosis of all the mean-spirited attacks the tea party/Republicans have been waging against women, gays and lesbians, healthcare reform, China, Russia, undocumented immigrants, Iran, Iraq, Social Security, Medicare — without so much as a single, realistic, workable, compassionate solution to attract undecided voters. The GOP today is largely a party of rabid, old, white men in the unhappy dusk of their lives, railing against a nation in which they are no longer the dominant players. It is sad to watch — and sadder to be one of them. You can smell the mothballs of their memories and memorabilia (hats and banners resurrected for the convention), read the rage in their eyes.

Whew! Now that I'm done laughing, I just want to remind us all that THE GOP CHEATS. They know they can't win anymore without cheating, whatever else they want to call it. We must never let our guard down.

I know some of them. Not every old white man is like this, of course, we've got our own DFPers who may fit that demographic.

But my dad's friends, many of them, are like that. (Dad himself is not all that bad, he's a liberal but also Catholic and obsessed with the abortion issue). And the thing is, these guys did well. They ought to be happy. They came of age in the 50s - no college debt - maybe it cost to go but they didn't graduate with debt. They got jobs that supported families and non-working wives.

They all have good retirement plans. They bought houses in the 60s now worth a lot more than when they bought them. They go on trips. They have trailers and places at the beach.

They have nothing to complain about and yet are so angry at the government, the world, and everyone who has a lot less than they do and a lot less opportunity.

[Brewman_Jax]

That would be nice, but the KKK meeting/RNC convention shows that they're aren't done. There are too many that want to bring back the bad ol' days and they don't mind cutting off their noses to spite their faces so that a white man is President and all of those people they don't like are nowhere near and out of sight.